Relationship between Scores on Developing Cognitive Abilities Test and Scores on Medical College Admissions Test for Nontraditional Premedical Students

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ID13670626
AuthorsPaul Henry (0000-0001-6441-725X, Medical Education (MEDPREP), Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, corresponding author), Harold R Bardo (Medical Education (MEDPREP), Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine)
Year1990
Volume67
Issue1
Pages55-63
Publication date1990-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1990.67.1.55
PMID2236420
OpenAlexW1998841996
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited2

The relationship of students' performance on the Developing Cognitive Abilities Test (DCAT), a test of scholastic aptitude, and their subsequent performance on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) were examined for 122 nontraditional premedical students who participated in a medical educational preparatory program. A stepwise multiple regression analysis produced moderate, though significant multiple correlations among subscores on the two tests. While there were a few exceptions, for the most part all of the subscores on the Developing Cognitive Abilities Test made a significant contribution to the regression equation in the prediction of scores on MCAT subtests. Implications for the value of the Developing Cognitive Abilities Test as an admissions tool as well as providing direction for possible intervention are discussed

Aptitude · Cognition · Cognitive test · Developmental psychology · Psychiatry · Regression analysis · Statistics · Stepwise regression · Test (biology · Clinical Psychology · Diversity and Career in Medicine · Innovations in Medical Education · Medical Education and Admissions · Medicine · Psychology

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